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The Almond Board of California has hired Rick Kushman as the new manager of media relations and Valerie Shepler has joined the staff of Fall Creek Farm and Nursery as a commercial manager for the U.S. and Canada territories.

The Department of the Interior has announced new leadership, former EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler has joined The Heritage Foundation, and Blake Rollins has been selected to serve as Missouri Farm Bureau’s chief administrative officer.

President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Jennifer Moffitt to be the next Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs at the Department of Agriculture and Ryan Ferguson has been elected to serve as the president of the Westlands Water District Board of Directors.

The Department of Agriculture has announced new individuals named to senior leadership positions and House Ag Committee Chairman David Scott announces staff changes.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced his intent to nominate Jenny Lester Moffitt, a California ag official and organic walnut farmer, to a position that would put her in charge of administering the Agriculture Department's marketing and animal and plant health efforts.

Gov. Gavin Newsom makes appointments to California's Regional Water Quality Boards and Church Brothers Farms makes additions to its sales team.

Robert Bonnie has been tapped to be the next USDA undersecretary for farm production and conservation programs, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai appoints Elizabeth Baltzan as a senior adviser.

Nutrien has tapped Mayo Schmidt as the new president and chief executive officer of the company and Russ Girling as the new chair of the board of directors, effective immediately.

Robert Bonnie, a proponent of ag carbon markets who has been serving as Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's chief climate adviser, will be nominated by President Joe Biden to oversee farm and conservation programs at USDA.

Heather Fuller has moved up to vice president of sales at Braga Fresh and Jill Scofield has been hired by the North American Blueberry Council and the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.